Weekend house fire

Rob Walsh follows Kim Miller out out of a room in Dayton home on Monday.The house caught fire over the over the weekend. Miller and Walsh work for ARS and were at the burnt out home to salvage items for the family.

By ROBERT S. MERRILL

Assistant editor

An early Sunday morning house fire completely destroyed a home in the Dayton area. There were no injuries.

Franklin County Fire Marshal Scott Martin said the fire call came in at 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning.

The house was owned by Steve Kent at 364 S. Westside Highway 36, according to Martin.

“It appears the cause of the fire was an electrical short,” said Martin.

“I’m estimating damage between $150,000- 200,000. The house was completely destroyed. ”

This story is sponsored by Franklin County Medical Center: Home Health and Hospice.

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